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Spain: Scientists uncover oldest face in Western Europe

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(Representative Image) The anatomy of Pink's face is more primitive than that of Homo antecessor who inhabited Western Europe around 850,000 years ago © Heiko Rebsch/dpa/picture alliance

The facial bones of an adult nicknamed “Pink,” unearthed in Spain, rewrite humankind’s early history in Europe.

Scientists in Spain have excavated fossilized facial bones that may be from a previously unknown species of the human family.

The bones are roughly 1.1 million to 1.4 million years old, according to research published on Wednesday in the journal Nature.

The discovery makes the adult — nicknamed “Pink” — the oldest face in Western Europe, archeologists said.

The fossil was nicknamed as a reference to English rock band Pink Floyd.

Specimen discovered in 2022

The upper jawbone and partial cheekbone were found in 2022 at the Atapuerca archaeological site in Spain’s northern region.

A team of the country’s scientists have since been at work to find out more about the human ancestor.

The study “introduces a new actor in the history of human evolution in Europe,” said Rosa Huguet, lead researcher at Spain’s University of Rovira i Virgili, during a conference.

The bones were dug at the Sima del Elefante cave site, roughly 250 metres away from where the fossils of Western Europe’s previous oldest human — Homo antecessor — were found 20 years ago.

What do scientists know?

The anatomy of Pink’s face is more primitive than that of Homo antecessor who inhabited Western Europe around 850,000 years ago.

While the Homo antecessor had a slender midface that resembled modern people, the face of of the new fossil is more “projected forward and more robust,” Maria Martinon-Torres, director of Spain’s National Research Center on Human Evolution and study co-author, said.

Pink bears some resemblance to Homo erectus, which is why it has been provisionally named Homo affinis erectus.

Homo erectus lived around 2 million years ago and moved from Africa to regions of Asia and Europe.

The last individuals of the archaic human species died out around 100,000 years ago.

Researchers added that the incomplete fossils were not enough to conclude that Pink belonged to a yet-unnamed ancient human species but said that could be a real possibility.

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Kidnappers Took Loan With My Phone – Victim Recounts Ordeal

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A woman has shared a disturbing account of her abduction in Abuja, detailing how kidnappers allegedly exploited her personal information during captivity.

According to her, she was kidnapped while going home in a bus and kept blindfolded for two days as her captors demanded a ransom of ₦5 million from her family and friends.

She further alleged that while she was still in captivity, the abductors accessed her phone and used it to download a loan application.

With her ATM card and identification documents in her possession at the time, they reportedly secured a loan of ₦148,000 without her knowledge.

The victim said she remained unaware of the transaction throughout her ordeal, as she was blindfolded and focused on pleading for her life.

She revealed that when she later found out and wrote to the loan app, they insisted she must pay off the loan.

“I was kidnapped in a bus in Abuja. They blindfolded my eyes for two days. Even after asking for ransom of 5 million from my family and friends, they took a loan. They downloaded a loan app on my phone, and I always carry my ATM card and my ID cards in my bag, so they used it to up the loan app and took a loan of 148 thousand Naira. I didn’t even know about the loan all the time I was there cause I was blindfolded and just begging for my life….” she partly said.

 

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Man Ends His Marriage After Finding Photographs Of His Wife With Another Man While Browsing Google Maps

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A husband was left shocked and reportedly had to end his marriage after discovering photos of his wife with another man while using Google Maps.

The man was using Google Maps to plan a route before setting off on a journey when he noticed an image of his wife sitting on a bench, stroking the hair of another man whose head rested in her lap.

Captured by a Google camera vehicle in Lima, the Peruvian capital, the stunned husband said the photograph grabbed his attention because the woman pictured seemed to be wearing identical clothing to pieces his wife owned.

Although the photo dated back to 2013, the furious husband challenged his wife with proof of her previous betrayal.

The pair, whose identities remain anonymous, subsequently divorced after the woman confessed to having an affair.

In a twist of fate, she was photographed with her lover on a bench near the city’s Puente de los Suspiros de Barranco (Bridge of Sighs of the Ravine).

 

The husband recently posted the photographs on Facebook where they sparked considerable reaction amongst users.

One social media commenter, San Pateste, said: “What a small world it is… It would have been enough if she said to her husband that she did not love him any more.”

Guillermo Sanchez added: “Out of 100 women, 90 per cent are not loyal, the rest are loyal and only have one eye (hahaha) or are immortal (hahaha).”

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Explosion injures soldier, NSCDC personnel in Imo

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An Improvised Explosive Device, IED, explosion injured a soldier and a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State.

A counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, made this disclosure on X.

Makama disclosed that the incident occurred at about 8:35am on March 18 during a joint operation by troops of 34 Artillery Brigade in the Orsu general area.

According to the source, the personnel were operating around a suspected hideout of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, when they stepped on a concealed pressure-activated IED.

It noted that the device detonated, leaving both operatives injured.

“They were immediately administered first aid and subsequently evacuated to a medical facility for further treatment.

“Operations are ongoing in the area to dismantle criminal hideouts and enhance safety,” the source said.

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